防
defend, protect, resist, ward off

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ボウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

ふせ.ぐ

Nanori (名乗り)

あたうほう

Stroke Order

7 / 7

Information

Grade:5
Strokes:7
JLPT:2
Frequency:331

Vocabulary

ボウ

WordReadingMeaning
攻防コウボウoffense and defense; offence and defence
国防コクボウnational defence; national defense
砂防サボウerosion control
消防ショウボウfire fighting; fire department; fire brigade; firefighter
消防車ショウボウシャfire engine; fire truck

Other

WordReadingMeaning
防ぐふせぐto defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
予防接種よぼうせっしゅvaccination; inoculation; immunization; immunisation
防犯カメラぼうはんカメラsecurity camera
ミサイル防衛ミサイルぼうえいmissile defence; missile defense
防火扉ぼうかとびらfire door; fire shutter

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

院
Inst., institution, mansion, school, temple
Grade 3JLPT 4
芳
balmy, favorable, fragrant, perfume
Grade 8JLPT 1
妨
disturb, hamper, obstruct, prevent
Grade 8JLPT 1
方
alternative, direction, person
Grade 2JLPT 4
坊
boy, priest, priest's residence
Grade 8JLPT N/A
陪
accompany, attend on, follow, obeisance
Grade 8JLPT 1
陵
hill, imperial tomb, mausoleum, mound
Grade 8JLPT 1
房
bunch, fringe, house, lock (hair), room, segment (orange), tassel, tuft
Grade 8JLPT 1
肪
fat, obese
Grade 8JLPT 1
阻
deter, impede, obstruct, prevent, separate from, thwart
Grade 8JLPT 1